House Speaker Mike Johnson is once again showing his true colors, planning to exclude defunding Planned Parenthood from the Republican party-line reconciliation bill despite having complete control of government and a clear mandate from conservative voters.
According to exclusive reporting from the Washington Examiner, Johnson is actively resisting pressure from anti-abortion organizations to include this critical provision in the upcoming legislation, choosing instead to focus solely on immigration enforcement. This represents a stunning betrayal of the pro-life movement that helped deliver Republicans their decisive victory in 2024.
Patriots, this is exactly the kind of swamp behavior we've come to expect from establishment Republicans who talk conservative during election season but govern like RINOs when it matters most. Johnson has the power to strike a decisive blow against the abortion industry's biggest profiteer, yet he's choosing political expediency over moral clarity.
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President Trump has consistently stood with the pro-life movement, appointing Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and delivering on promises previous Republican leaders were too weak to keep. Meanwhile, Johnson is squandering this historic opportunity to drain the swamp of taxpayer-funded abortion mills.
Anti-abortion organizations across the country are rightfully outraged, urging both House and Senate leadership to include Planned Parenthood defunding in the reconciliation package. These groups understand what Johnson apparently doesn't: Republicans have a mandate to govern conservatively, not to play nice with the radical left's sacred cows.
This isn't just about abortion – it's about whether Republicans will actually fight for their stated principles when they have the power to do so. Every day Johnson delays is another day millions of taxpayer dollars flow to an organization that has murdered countless unborn children.
The question every conservative should be asking: If Republicans won't defund Planned Parenthood when they control the White House, House, and Senate, when exactly will they ever find the courage to do it? Johnson needs to remember who put him in that Speaker's chair and start governing like the conservative he claims to be.